Discussion
• In August of 2011, the AICPA issued a letter that recommended "adoption" of IFRS through either endorsement or convergence. In September of 2011, the AICPA indicated that the "U.K. accounting organizations are pushing for the U.S. to take a 'big bang' approach to" IFRS.
• Discuss the pros and cons of the endorsement ("big bang") approach versus the convergence approach to adopting IFRS.